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postr/StutterJan 18, 2024
8 points

16yr and I still stutter

16yr and I still stutter 16 years old and I stutter I'm 16 years old and I still stutter, it's very minor and most people don't notice it at all. It gets bad enough to wear people notice when I'm spe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterJan 18, 2024
12 points

I remember how I tried to sold my soul to devil for clear speech without stuttering when I was a child...

I remember how I tried to sold my soul to devil for clear speech without stuttering when I was a child... Has anyone ever done something like this? by the way, after this so-called "ritual", my stutte...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentGenetic & Family FactorsCycles & Randomness+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2024
13 points

I believe that people find stuttering cute if they have a hard time coping with or properly understanding the hidden covert behaviors, the 90% that happens below the [iceberg](https://www.google.com/s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2024
4 points

I’m in my 4th decade, slightly grey, and still can’t pronounce my name when I need to book an appointment. Nothing to be ashamed of. I recommend to you find some alternatives but don’t make your frien...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2024
1 points

I had it for a few years in elementary school, and then one day in 3rd grade I just decided I was done with it and refused to go anymore. The mechanical techniques didn't seem to help at all, and ther...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeeking TherapyShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2024
2 points

Sometimes we care too much about knowing why and less on just keep the gears moving forward. I say this as a 40+ yo stutterer. Looking back, my need to know the reasons was a way for me to controlling...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 17, 2024
20 points

I'm used to it

I'm used to it (sorry for bad English) Today in college my professor asked me a question. I knew the answer but I couldn't said it. I replied to professor I didn't know the answer. Professor scolded m...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
postr/StutterJan 17, 2024
6 points

Stuttering treatment programs: do they actually work?

Stuttering treatment programs: do they actually work? Hi everyone, In my country (Italy) there are so many courses about solving stuttering. I've done some of them, spending thousands of dollars, and...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2024
13 points

Unfortunately there's no real answer to guide you, this is the life of people like us, frustration, anxiety, embarrassment and even anger.. You learn to not join in with conversations, you lear...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2024
3 points

once i went to the post office, they asked for my name i stuttered, then gave me a piece of paper and asked me to write my phone number down i felt like shit...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
8 points

Yeah a stutter is not the worst disability to have, but it sure can be the most humiliating...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
43 points

Hold your head high man. Nobody consider a someone successful for what he has achieved but for the journey he has been, from where he has come. That was humiliating, no doubt. I know you feel like ki...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJan 14, 2024
86 points

I had the most humiliating moment of my life

I had the most humiliating moment of my life Today I went to the bank to ask for an account statement paper, I approached the banker and was about to say "I want an account statement" but suddenly I g...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & StoppagesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMemesJan 14, 2024
2 points

You just spoke for everyone 💯. You would still hate it like anyone else but the stutter makes it 100x worse. Dont worry about the voice bcs i just asked my sister and she said she doesn't listen to h...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2024
6 points

I am a manager working retail and it’s hard for sure. When I’m telling people their totals everyday I get the look because I can’t say simple numbers anymore Just try your best to accept it for wh...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerSeverity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2024
1 points

I’m sorry, that was never my intention. I was just having a low self esteem moment and was referring to myself although I know it’s not true. Becoming an adult when you have a stutter is really scary ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJan 12, 2024
55 points

I f***ed up another jobb interview

I f***ed up another jobb interview Normaly i would feel so sad but this time im am not at all sad or any emotions, i think this is because i see that if they cant see past my stutter then that is thei...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
4 points

I've tried talking to em, got acknowledged, but he didn't respond. Then started avoiding eye contact and choosing different paths so we wouldn't run into each other. Also If we're in the same area he ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
6 points

This and yes. Earlier, when I was feeling bad kept reminding myself. That were not friends, so I shouldn't care what they think. Also it is a repeating pattern, whenever I have a block or prolongati...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
3 points

My stutters neurogenic (I sound mentally handicapped), prior to me stuttering it was fine. Same people avoid the mute person who works there...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingBlocks & Stoppages